Lead Battery Storage Projects Manager

Spencer Ogden; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Spencer Ogden is seeking a proactive Project Manager to lead large-scale battery energy storage system projects in the UK. You will drive delivery from award through commissioning, ensuring safety, on-time, on-budget outcomes and high technical standards.

You will work with contractors, grid operators, planning authorities, and landowners, requiring strong engineering knowledge, stakeholder management, and a track record in grid-energy infra projects.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of project delivery experience in energy storage, solar, or grid-scale infra.
• Strong understanding of construction and commissioning phases for battery projects.
• Experience with EPCs, ICPs, and DNOs on grid-connected projects.
• Knowledge of FIDIC or equivalent contracts and variation processes.
• Familiar with project tools like Gantt charts, financial tracking, and reporting systems.
• Excellent communication and a collaborative, solutions-driven mindset.
• Willingness to travel across the UK for site and stakeholder visits.

Responsibilities

• Manage tendering and contract scopes with EPCs, ICPs, and other partners.
• Oversee construction delivery, including planning conditions and grid compliance (G99, ION, FON).
• Monitor budgets, schedules, risks, and contractor performance.
• Coordinate stakeholder meetings and project reporting.
• Ensure compliance with HSE, CDM, and planning requirements.
• Manage commissioning, handover, and close-out of projects.
• Support dispute resolution and provide technical/commercial input on change orders.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Engineering knowledge

Project planning

Contract management

Communication

Travel flexibility

Tools

Gantt charts

Financial tracking

Reporting systems

Job description

Spencer Ogden is seeking a proactive Project Manager to lead large-scale battery energy storage system projects in the UK. You will drive delivery from award through commissioning, ensuring safety, on-time, on-budget outcomes and high technical standards.

You will work with contractors, grid operators, planning authorities, and landowners, requiring strong engineering knowledge, stakeholder management, and a track record in grid-energy infra projects.